Bettany Hughes in Ancient Olympia. Photo source: @BettanyHughes Greece’s ancient “wonders” and most recent archaeological findings were revealed to UK’s TV audience through the “Treasures of the World”, the television show of British historian and presenter Bettany Hughes. Despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Bettany traveled to Greece earlier in
Photo source: @Aeschylia Festival The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) has announced its support to a number of cultural events scheduled to take place in August and September in various locations around Greece. Aiming to support events and activities that enrich Greece’s tourism product and highlight its alternative forms of tourism and comparative
Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias . Greece declared a state of emergency on Thursday until August 9 as dozens of fires continued to burn in the wider Athens area, on Evia island, in Central and Northern Greece and in the Peloponnese. Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias confirmed on Friday, that there were […]
Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service More than 170 firefighters, planes, trucks, helicopters, and volunteers spent the night trying to put out a wildfire threatening Ancient Olympia, its temples and the International Olympic Academy in the Peloponnese, as another massive blaze took hold of Evia island for a second day. At the same time, on Thursday […]
The Panathinaic “Kalimarmanron Stadium” in Athens. The International Olympic Committee has selected Athens as the host city of the IOC Session in 2025. The Session is the general assembly of the IOC members that is held once a year. Athens was originally selected to host the recently held 137th IOC Session. However, due to the […]
Cape Sounion, Attica. Photo Source: https://athensattica.com Visitors at 25 landmark archaeological sites and museums across Greece will soon have the opportunity to enjoy free wireless internet service (WiFi). In collaboration with telecommunications company Cosmote, the Greek Culture Ministry will soon offer free WiFi access at 25 sites of interest and museums including
Ancient Olympia, one of Greece’s most popular archaeological sites, during September 18-20, will host the Olympia Forum I, a new event dedicated to promoting the economy and culture of Greece’s 13 regions. Organized by the Delphi Economic Forum non profit organization and the Patris newspaper, the first edition of the Olympia Forum will be held […]
Ancient Olympia, Greece The Greek Tourism Ministry is looking to establish two new tourism education departments, one in the area of Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese and another on the island of Kos, an announcement said on Tuesday. The ministry’s announcement follows a meeting held by Deputy Tourism Minister Manos Konsolas with Hellenic University President […]
GNTO headquarters, Athens Aiming to promote activities and events that enrich Greece’s tourist product, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) is supporting a number of cultural and sport events taking place in various destinations of the country this summer. Giorgos (Alexis) Zorbas Museum Among the cultural activities supported by the GNTO this summer is an […]
[embedded content] The Culture Ministry has released a video that highlights some of Greece’s symbolic archaeological sites, to mark their reopening on May 18. The video offers a virtual tour around Greece’s most significant ancient locations, including the Acropolis and Keramikos in Athens, Ancient Olympia, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Delphi, Amphipolis and Dilos. It also


















